The Preds/Sharks series has turned out to be the best one of all
go figure

Tb/NJ
Buff/NYI
I will only be able to give the occasional thingy for these two games.


Ribs and fries are my dinner de jour

Brad Richards has had points in his last 11 playoff games.




a rumor(just a rumor...............do not take it as gospel)
Sutter may replace Playfair behind the Flames bench for game 3 .

TB has 2 guys doing the anthem

The land of Tube Tops and they have MEN doing the anthem ?

They just do not get it !

TB comes out hitting and the refs do not like that
early pp for NJ

no real chances by NJ on the pp
killed
es time

interesting hockey trivia

Z Parise scored the winning goal in game 1
His dad also has an NHL PLayoff game winning goal way back when .

only 3 other Father/Son duos have eached scored game winning goals in the Playoffs.

Can you name them ?

TB are hitting like the Flames of old

Vinnie L scored on a pp
(awful goal on Marty B part)

Roy delivered a few nice hits but the refs decided that hitting ain't part of the game anymore and Roy goes to the sinbin .

I'd have to think one would be Hull... no idea who the others might be.

Buff-NYI coming on Versus for me.

Tuna salad sammies were dinner. Yours sounds yummier.

NJ now has a BETTY
cannot complain on the pen on M St Louis
careless highstick

Hull is correct

Bouchard(as in ex Cappy Pierre and his Dad)
Hodge(Ken sr and jr)
are the other two


did not know this before the TV guys mentioned it a few mins ago .

PP's killed
NJ did not come close to scoring on their manny

Isles' crowd trying to fire them up at the faceoff... game on.

Colin White is benched tonight

Tsn is showing the NYI game
I'll be able to join that one in a few

Marty Biron is a guest on TSN
He looks like a non athletic KID !


1-0 after 1 in TB

sidenote
the daughter of the managers of my apartment building is a HONEY !
keeps walking by ....NICE !

Ryan Miller catches a puck with his facemask, and play is stopped as he drops to the seat of his pants, stunned.

should add that Marty Biron was asked if he could only sign one of Drury or Briere for his team.............he picked Drury .
Despite being a good friend with DB

Ricky D makes a couple good save from in very close... Isles look the best on offense, Buffalo on the D so far.

Buffalo gets the first PP of the game.

Witt crushes Connolly with a hit.... Isles  get a 2 on 1 SH break, but take the puck in offside... Isles kill the penalty...

Buffalo gets away with too many on the ice, no call... Yashin throws a big hit on kotalik... Isles draw a foul breaking in on Miller. Isles PP coming up.

must admit that I am pulling for Isles in this series.
Not because I dislike the sabres but it would be nice to see an upset or two.

Trivia courtesy of the lovely Chris Simpson- brand new sheet of ice on the Island, only been in since Wednesday- they tore up the old sheet after the regular season.

Yashin to Satan.... clank. Crossbar.

Isles break in again, 2 on 1, but the pass goes awry...

the Isles are out-quicking the Sabres to this point.

mmmmmmmmmmmm..... Chris Simpson interviewing Christy Brinkley, in her fetching Islander jersey.....

Chris Simpson
Craig Simpson's sister !


TB has added extra air conditioning to their arena
but it is only 65 degrees today

2nd is on


White isn't benched
back spasms is the reason he is out .

Zednik and Campoli in on another 2 on 1.... the puck gets away from Zed. That's easily 4 good scoring chances blown for the Isles.

Ms Brinkley has an Islander blog thingy going.
She is still a Yummy gal !



TB seems to have broken up the Vinnie l/MSL combo
playing on different lines

Neglected to mention the puck got away, but they did get a PP.... back to ES. Both goalies have been stellar so far.

TB has been the best team in this game and yet it is still only 1-0
if NJ gets the next one I think they'll win .

Yes the blog thingy was mentioned- she said her son Jack is a big Isles' fan, and got her going to games. Good looker for (I think) 51, yes.

Miller takes another hard shot off the helmet (the side this time, the first one was dead on his forehead), and collapses in a heap again.... he's okay.

NJ gets a pp and have no real chances on it

just heard Gionta's name for the first time tonight
Elias name hasn't been mentioned
They need their best players to be their best players !


TB now on the pp

I just realized..... beef, or pork?

Lots of action, but no twine has been dented.

0-0, end 1st.

TB pp killed
9 mins to go in the 2nd
1-0



Pork
Safeway had a sell on pre cooked(all I need to do is heat them up) bbq Ribs
so I bought 4 packages
just ate one and may heat another(they were tasty)

looks like both teams have given up hitting in the 2nd
I'd preferred the 1 st per

I have a feeling that NJ will get a fluke goal and then win this game .

(Versus trivia) So far in the playoffs, teams leading after 1 period:

14-0

Madden ties it at 1

I am hoping that Holmqvist was screened on it or it was a weak goal to give up .


TB needs to start playing like they did in the 1st per !

TB gets an last min pp

and they do not score

Madden almost scored a shorty at the buzzer
nice glove save by Holmqvist
1-1 after 2

End to end action, but no goals yet- Sabres have only 10 SOGs 24:00 into the game.

Mair with a great hit on Hunter causes a turnover, and the Sabres take advantage and get a tip-in goal.

1-0

I remember a time when the ref did his job and we did not need video replay for every close chance !
Why have 2 refs on the ice if they cannot see if the puck is in or not !
Just saw an replay and cannot say if it was in or not .

Call on the ice is no goal, and review doesn't show a conclusive puck over the line- still under review.... finally, one view shows the puck pretty clearly over the line....

it's a goal.

2-0 Buffalo

 

The Isles come right down and score!

2-1

I was late in switching back to TB and it's...............

2-2 in TB
I missed both of the 3rd per goals

Richards and Parise have the 3rd per goals

Briere makes it 3-1 Sabres

TB scores
3-2
Prospal

6 and half mins to go


oops, goal under review(why?...I do not know why)

goal counts

Isles work very hard and score with :08 left in the 2nd!

3-2

3-2 end 2nd.

Go Isles !


just under 4 mins to go and TB gets a pp
they can wrap it up with a goal

pp killed and then Marty B makes a tasty save off Richards
1:36 to go

TB has a 2 on 1 on a empty net and miss
but they hold on to win 3-2


enjoy the 3rd in Long Island
I need to go
might be back later or I'll see ya on Tuesday .

Word is it's final-  3-2 Tampa Bay.

MSL with assists on all 3 goals, Vinnie with 1-1-2.... Jersey boys better lay some body on these two next game, or it's over.

ok have a good evening!

Isles started the 3rd well, but Buffalo has hunkered down and kept them away from the net.

Still 3-2 Sabres, with about 5:00 left in regulation.

Isles get called for a phantom penalty with 1:34 left in regulation, and the fans litter the ice with whatever they can throw on it.....

Isles pull the goalie....

3-2 final. Sabres win.

Best part of the Isle game was that Bettman was in the crowd.
Got to witness the fans displeasure with the refs.

not that bettman gives a damn .

The photo header at NHL.com today is Ms. Simpson interviewing Ms. Brinkley.....

Ms Simpson interviewing Ms Brinkley
Has movie potential

Ms B and Rachael Hunter have hockey playing sons.
Sexy hockey Moms Rule !